Sunshine Club

Karen Rossi and Morgan Padget will speak at the Sunshine Club about fraud and elder financial abuse on Friday, April 26, in Clubhouse 3, Room 2, from 10 a.m.-noon.

Padgett is a staff attorney at the Public Law Center in the consumer fraud unit and will go over financial wellness with the club.

Rossi is the community partner liaison and senior financial fraud specialist for the Senior Protection Program at the Council on Aging.

Rossi has been at the Council on Aging for eight years, first working as a production manager for ANSWERS magazine, then working for the Senior Protection Program. Rossi fields daily calls from older adults, their families, various agencies as well as financial institutions specific to suspected financial fraud and abuse and directs them to various resources both within and outside its FAST network. With education on fraud and scams being a top priority, she works with Kelli Morris in scheduling and presenting a series of topics to help older adults become aware of and protect themselves from financial fraud and scams.

Padgett joined the Consumer Law Unit with the Public Law Center as a staff attorney, where she works closely with older adults who have faced hardships such as physical, emotional and financial abuse as well as home equity scams. She also focuses on consumer cases including identify theft, student loans, bankruptcy and debt collection defense. She also supports the Consumer Law Unit’s Federal Pro Se Clinic and the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Clinic.

All residents are welcome to join this meeting. The Sunshine Club requires no membership fees, but donations are welcome.

For more information, contact Anna Derby at 562-3015339.